EXAM ADVICE for SECTION C: AMERICAN CINEMA - FILM NOIR



Answer ONE question out of a choice of TWO.

This is a COMPARATIVE STUDY and you must discuss the similarities and differences between the TWO NOIR FILMS studied in class:

1). Double Indemnity

2). The Last Seduction

For revision consider focusing on key sequences from both films - use your detailed class notes and the booklets. Additionally, the following areas have appeared on the exam before and likely to do so again in May:

1). Gender representations; the femme fatale and the weak, guilt ridden male protagonist

2). Key Messages & Values in the two films; violence, crime, sexuality, gender, death, the past, corruption, capitalism, the american dream

3). Openings and Resolutions to both films